The association of physician attitudes about uncertainty and risk taking with resource use in a Medicare HMO

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 320-329

  Allison, Jeroan J ^a   Kiefe, Catarina I ^b   Cook, E Francis ^b   Gerrity, Martha S ^b   Orav, E John ^b   Centor, Robert ^b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Managed care; Medical charges; Physician uncertainty; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK-TAKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031750403     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X9801800310     Document Type: Article

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